...are most at-risk though, are the students who are considering or have attempted suicide. Recently, new programs have sprung up to target these students and see to it that they are better able to handle stresses in their lives. One such program is called Sources of Strength and is in place in high schools around NYS. Students in high school who are found to be at-risk for suicide may have trouble at home, but they may also be troubled psychologically or socially outcaste for one reason or another. A suicidal student may be unable to handle stressful situations that normally others can, like breaking up with a boy/girlfriend. These students are at-risk of losing their lives unless aided by an outer force that shows them another way or stops them altogether. Help for these students have mainly been medical. Psychiatrists and psychologists or social workers would be placed in schools to evaluate students and care for those found to be at-risk for suicide. The care extended was normally in the form of either one-on-one counseling or group-counseling which often teenagers at-risk are deterred from and are unwilling to fully participate of their free will. This may lead, for some, to further stress that grow their anxieties and drive their interest in suicide. A relatively new program for students at-risk for suicide was developed in the late 1990s (CHAVIS, 2010). This program, called Sources of Strength, takes a new approach to solve an old problem. Instead...
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...that people have in their lives, two newspaper pieces I found dealt with a teen suicide, a fourth article, published in a periodical produced by the American Public Welfare Association, looked at the services provided through Missouri’s Family Preservation Service to a young mother in crisis who was trying to take care of herself and a young baby. In the case of the article published in People Weekly, in which a Missouri teenager, with a history of depression, committed suicide after receiving online bullying from the mother of a schoolmate. There are a variety of resources that available to assist someone thinking about suicide on the website for the Missouri Department of Mental Health. The website offers a link to many hotlines to access anonymous support and help. The site offers a link to CHADS Coalition, which is an “organization whose mission is to advance the knowledge and prevention of adolescent depression and suicide through awareness, education and research.” (CHADS Coalition, 2008) There is also the Network of Care, which provides an interactive website for people to get information about mental health services. (Network of Care, 2008) The Department of Health offers training to school counselors on suicide prevention. The training is called QPR and it allows people to provide instruction which typically takes from one to two hours that will provide general awareness about suicide, teach the...
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...Adolescent Suicide: Come Out of the Darkness Introduction Even though adolescents think that there is no other option to there problems, then suicide, I found an organization that personally helped me to understand the necessity of such a group. This organization is The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a leading not-for-profit organization entirely dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide. The foundation also engages in funding scientific research, offers education programs to professionals and the public about mood disorders and suicide prevention and provides resources for survivors of suicide loss. Discussion An adolescent goes through a period of time, where they are shifting from being a child to becoming an adolescent and then moving into adulthood. It is this period that has the most influence on an adolescent because of the changes to their social relationships. Their relationships with their friends become increasingly more important and eventually become the most important relationships to them. The onset of puberty particularly brings a distancing from parents (Galambos, 1992). Some factors of distancing from parents are wanting to spend more time with their peers, risky behaviors – such as unsafe driving, unprotected sex, alcohol and / or drug use and breaking...
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...Suicides in the Military Over the Past 10 Years The most common myths about suicide in the military have changed since the events of September 11, 2001. Previously, it was a white male, between the age of 18-25, with one or more of the following factors: relationship issues, money problems, and job satisfaction. Since the war in Afghanistan stared on Sep 13, 2001, the age has increased from 25 to 44, race does not necessarily matter anymore, and add the pressures of not knowing what is going to happen and always wondering when/if “your time is up”. Along with this, add in the stress of preparing for your deployment, the stress of leaving your family, the stress of ensuring everyone is properly taken care of if the inevitable happens, and the stress of possibly, or actually, losing subordinates or friends to enemy gunfire or Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), just to name a few. More males over the age of 30, who have had at least one deployment to Afghanistan or Iraq and have seen some heavy fighting or have lost friends to enemy mortars/rockets on main operating bases, have committed or attempted to commit suicide in the past five years, then ever before. After all the stress of combat, coming home to a life of no danger of snipers or IEDs, mortar/rocket attacks to your base, causes even more stress then people can even imagine. “Flashbacks”, hyper-vigilance, suspicion, and the fear of loud noises are also a major concern and cause undue stress to the sevicemember...
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...about being deployed and not having anything to do on the FOB like he would normally do at home. I tried to assure him every day that the FOB would get better and that it worse when we first got there so I took it upon myself to keep the young soldier up under my wing to assure that the deployment would go by fast and he would be home before he know it nut two days he committed suicide and it bothered me because I felt like I could have done more to save the young soldier. Then after that I went to a suicide prevention class and the speaker spoke on how people should relate to the suicide problem that we have in the military and the different resources that we have if we needed to talk to someone that made me better listener because of the guilt that I felt when the soldier committed suicide I felt like I could have listen more or told the young soldier to go to the chaplain instead of trying to take it upon myself to help the soldier out and the speaker made a lot key points for me to take the guilt away that I was feeling talking about the suicide and listening to the speaker help me get over the suicide and also made me a better listener when it comes down to people and what is going on around me because you never know what might on people’s minds and what they are trying to tell you so it is very important to listen and it also made me a very good speaker because I use to be nervous when I get up to talk to people but when I had to get up speak to the troops in the...
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...A Combat Medics Cry for Help Abstract In our lives we have experienced either personally, anecdotally or through the media of someone who has committed suicide, and being in the military is no exception. Even those that are trained to save lives can as well fall and never stand again. This paper describes my first experience receiving the dreadful call, one of my Combat Medics whom I will call SGT Medic, had committed suicide. The Soldiers’ cry for help and those who heard but did not listen to the warning signs of suicide. A Combat Medics Cry for Help Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) are the back bone of the United States (U.S.) military. We are responsible for the training and leadership instilled in our Soldiers. This NCO had developed into an effective Combat Medic where his duty was to provide emergency medical treatment until further assisted. He lived his life helping others on and off the battlefield. This paper will provide an overview of an NCO Combat Medic battling his own internal daemons from the Iraq war that took away all that training instilled and the ability to adapt. In addition, this paper will give an example on how no matter the amount of training received, the amount of videos seen, numerous times hearing a Chaplain brief on Suicide Prevention there will come a time the warning signs are evident, and you will not react. The Call August 30th, 2015 approximately 19: 30 my husband and I were watching television, and in between commercials reading...
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...Most of us can hardly imagine the suffering in the wake of the death of a young person but when this death is because of suicide the pain is even more compounding as there is no explanation. The reason why someone decides to take their own life still remains a mystery, the community are still disturbingly unaware of the prevalence of youth suicide until they experience it themselves. Although something can be done, with the introduction of suicide prevention programs to the Australian Curriculum, the education departments and its bodies would be seen as doing more towards the prevention of suicide. Youth suicide is the most concerning area of suicide and its destruction of young life has implications for the long-term affairs of our community. The Australian government identified this and in the 1995/96 commonwealth budget provided substantial funding, $13 million dollars with a combined total of $31 million by 1999. This initial funding lead to the creation of the National Youth Prevention Strategy administered by Department of Health with emphasis on promotion, prevention and early intervention. (Living is for everyone, 2008, p. 7) Since then many agencies have been proactively targeting youth suicide. In 2000 the National Youth Prevention Strategy expanded into Life is for Everyone (LIFE). LIFE is a world-class suicide and self-harm prevention resource. Dedicated to providing the best available evidence and resources to guide activities aimed at reducing the rate at which...
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...Health Policy Developing New Policies: Policy Proposal Suicide Prevention Week Eight N. De Shields Instructor Dr. Yasmin Dada-Jones ABSTRACT This policy proposal attempts to abate the increasing number of suicides in the United States, a survey from 2001 to 2009 list fatal self-injuries span world-wide demographics, male and female, age, ethnic disparity and economic disposition. From 1999 to 2007 the number of suicides in the United States increased from 10.46 to 11.26 per 100,000 people, between ages 10 to 24 it is the 3rd leading cause of death, 2nd leading cause in 24 to 35 year olds and the 10th from all age groups. Globally one in every 40 seconds, 800,000 a year, suicide is absolutely preventable, these are not accidents and 90% sought treatment for mental health prior. Thoughts and ideation are higher among young adults’ ages 18 to 25 years where the greatest attempts are made; among 18 and older 8.3 million report having suicidal thoughts, 2.2 million made plans, 1 in every 25 succeed in committing suicide. Between the ages 15 to 24 years old 100 to 200 attempts are made, 500,000 in the United States seek help in emergency rooms; an estimated 6.5 billion in non-fata, self-inflicted medical cost. The initiative seeks to apply ecological approaches normally dedicated to specialized populations; the approach will intrinsically identify suicide victims through venues and or genres. Public suicide prevention efforts could encompass and engage participants via screening...
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...lessening or bringing suicide, and suicide attempts to an end, and to decrease the...
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...This section serves as a brief summary of the three most commonly used suicide prevention gatekeeper training programs: Living Works, LLC programs (ASIST, safeTALK, & suicide to Hope), Question Persuade Refer (QPR), and the Army’s Ask Care Escort (ACE). Gatekeeper suicide prevention training programs are commonly used in the U.S. Department of Defense, but remain largely untested (Burnette et al., 2015). No existing Gatekeeper suicide prevention programs have been evaluated for their impact on suicide attempts or death. Evaluations have primarily focused on outcomes related to suicide knowledge or ability to identify (not assess) suicide risk; intervention skills competency; and self-appraisals of competency, knowledge, and training effectiveness....
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...Higher Risks of Suicide among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Youth in America Teela Oxendine-Cummings CST5334 – Ethnic and Cultural Awareness Capella University Abstract This paper presents an overview of what is known about suicide and suicidal behavior among LGB youth. For the intention of this paper, the term youth is generally defined as people age 15 through 24. In developing this paper, the learner reviewed the relevant literature published from 1996 through 2011; researched suicide prevention and mental health support programs, and researched services for LGBT youth. After summarize research findings about the higher risk of suicidal behavior for LGBT youth, the paper explores risk and protective factors for this group and provides suggestions to the field that is used to reduce suicidal behavior among LGBT youth. Table of Contents Research Paper Title…………………………………………………………1 Higher Risks of Suicide among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) youth in America…1 Abstract …………………………………………………. 2 Table of Contents………………………………………..3-4 Introduction…..…………………………………………..5 Overview on Suicide ……………………………5 Illustration of the LGBT Youth………….............5-6 Sexual Orientation and Suicide………………...6-7 Scope of the Problem : Suicidal Behaviors ………….7 Suicide Deaths Among LGBT Youth…………...7 Suicide Attempts Among LGBT Youth…………7-8 Suicide Ideation Among LGBT Youth………….8 Conclusion on Suicidal Behaviors of LGBT...
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...2. What intervention strategies would you suggest to minimize the risk of teenage committing suicide? Preventing suicide is a serious public health problem, there are lasting effects on the individual, families and the community. Suicide prevention can be simple ways to reduce the risk and promote resilience and coping. The prevention of suicide can happen within society, the individual, family and the social environment. The most “effective prevention strategy would be the need to promote the awareness of suicide, and to promote prevention, resilience and the commitment to social changes” (Anonymous, 2016). A suicide death has a profound effect on anyone, but when the death is a teenager there are physical and mental effects. Individuals react to the types of death. When these deaths happen, we as a...
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...Teen suicide in male Native American teens Elizabeth Nather Teen suicide in male Native American teens Community can be interpreted and defined in a variety of ways depending on the group, it’s purpose, size, their interests, makeup, history, and bonds. Some communities have a history together while others form for just a short period of time. Because of these variables, a community can exist for different reasons, and have a unique make up with its own particular standards and goals. While one community may exist to counsel its members short term, another may have existed for many years with the goal of promoting future generations and preserving the history and traditions of their community. Webster defines community as, “a group of people with a common background or with shared interests within a society (Meriam Webster, 2010). The Native American Indians are an identified community. They share a common history and have shared interests within their society. Theirs is a unique culture with rich traditions and beliefs that have been passed on through many generations; a culture very different from many typical US ones. Historically, Native American communities have encouraged interdependence among Indian youth, families, and community connections (Long, et al.,2006). As these communities foster interdependence, many Native American youth are faced with a one sided knowledge of American society. The reservation is all they know so they cannot acclimate to...
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...thinks of their own country or nation. Here in the United States the pressure of this country’s future is placed on the youth and the responsibility of protecting this future is placed on the shoulders of military forces. This heavy burden of “prosperity” and “preservation” could be proven to be responsible for the slow destruction of the vitality of the youth and soldiers in this country. Suicide, death caused by intentional self- directed injuries, has been reported by CDC as part of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States of America as of 2009. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth in the age range of 10 to 24 which results in the average of 4600 lives of youth lost yearly (CDC, 2014). This fatal behavior is also the third leading cause of death in the U.S. military forces. (Mitchell, 2012) The military suicide rates have surpassed the civilian suicide rates averaging 164 soldiers’ suicide related deaths reported by the Office of the Chief of Legislative Liaison in 2012. (Mitchell, 2012). What are the major causes or risk factors of suicide? Are there solutions to this major dilemma? This paper will attempt to highlight some causes as well as some possible solutions to slow down the constant rise of suicidal behavior of these two groups. There are quite a few risk factors for suicidal behavior among teens. One of the most popular is depression, a form of mental illness. (Cooper, 2011) Depression could be linked but not limited...
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...EDUCATED PREVENT SUICIDE Some Facts About Suicide: Suicide is one of the leading causes of teen deaths in the United States. Over half of all kids who suffer from depression will eventually attempt suicide at least once, and more than seven percent will die as a result CITATION Sui \l 1033 (Sui). The Center for Disease control reports that it is the third leading cause of death, behind accidents and homicide, of people aged 15 to 24. Even more disturbing is the fact that suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for children between the ages of 10 and 14 CITATION Tee \l 1033 (Tee). Here’s a brief overview of what to expect from this unique program. “Y.E.P.S” Youth Educated Prevent Suicide is a program designed to educate and target adolescents of every age group about suicide prevention. Y.E.P.S also serves as a starting point to encourage schools to implement their own in-school suicide prevention program on a more personal level. Y.E.P.S motto “Awareness is Prevention”. Y.E.P.S is a 2 hour seminar filled with LIFE giving information presented by the Y.E.P.S team and a host of celebrity role models. During the seminar, there is a Q&A session encouraging students to ask questions and voice their opinions. Qualified licensed psychologist and counselors are also available free of charge to anyone in need of counseling before and after the seminar. Y.E.P.S main objective is to teach students the WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, and WHO about suicide prevention. Our unique team...
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